名詞 votary:

1. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
2. a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
3. a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity

vo.ta.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 vo.ta.ries

A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
修士，修女：宣誓過(guò)對(duì)宗教虔誠(chéng)信仰或崇拜的生活的人
A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper:
信徒：某種信仰或宗教的虔誠(chéng)追隨者；獻(xiàn)身的教徒：
例句：
the votaries of Aphrodite.
阿佛洛狄忒的信徒

A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or an ideal; a faithful follower.
追隨者，獻(xiàn)身者：熱忱地獻(xiàn)身的人，如向領(lǐng)袖或信仰；忠誠(chéng)的追隨者
A person who is filled with enthusiasm, as for a pursuit or hobby; an enthusiast.
耽迷者：充滿熱情的人，如為了某種追求或嗜好；熱心者

來(lái)源：
From Latin vôtum [vow] * see vote
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) vôtum [誓言] *參見 vote

<參考詞匯><同義詞>votary,devotee,habituéThese nouns refer to one who is devoted to a person, a cause, or an activity.Bothvotary and devotee originally referred to religious dedication but can also denote attachment to a pursuit such as a branch of learning or enthusiasm for something such as a hobby:
這些名詞指獻(xiàn)身于另一個(gè)人、一種事業(yè)或一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)的人。Votary 和 devotee 最早都指宗教上的獻(xiàn)身但也可以指對(duì)某種追求的愛慕， 如某種學(xué)科或?qū)τ谌缡群眠@樣的事情的熱情：
例句：
.the cultured votary of science. (Francis Marion Crawford).
.有修養(yǎng)的科學(xué)信徒. （弗朗西絲·瑪利昂·克勞弗德）。

例句：
.The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land,seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages. (Washington Irving).Ahabitué regularly frequents a place, especially one offering a particular pleasurable activity:
.那看起來(lái)在我們?nèi)款I(lǐng)土上令人一致獻(xiàn)身的偉大物質(zhì)——全能的美元，在這奇怪的村莊里看起來(lái)沒(méi)有真正的追隨者. （華盛頓·歐文）。habitue 固定地愛去某個(gè)地方， 尤指提供特定的娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)的地方：

例句：
a habitué of the racetrack.
賽馬場(chǎng)的?？?